Seychelles Bronze Gecko

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Seychelles Bronze Gecko
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gekkonidae
Genus: Ailuronyx
Species: A. seychellensis
Binomial name
Ailuronyx seychellensis
(Duméril & Bibron, 1834)
Seychelles bronze gecko on a male Coco de Mer in Valle de Mai, Praslin, Seychelles
Seychelles bronze gecko on a male Coco de Mer in Valle de Mai, Praslin, Seychelles

The Seychelles Bronze Gecko (Ailuronyx seychellensis) is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family. It is endemic to Seychelles.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations , rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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